A precedential ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 4 affirmed that Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine SPIKEVAX® does not infringe two patents owned by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, upholding a prior…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
A recent decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois underscores that creditors must exercise caution in relying on pre-petition waivers of the automatic stay in collection actions…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
A recent federal law requires higher education institutions to take several new actions in 2025 to address incidents related to hazing.
The Stop Campus Hazing Act, enacted on December 23, 2024, modifies Clery Act reporting…
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/ Education Law
In response to concerns about eroded public confidence in scientists and the alleged misuse of scientific information by federal agencies to justify political ends, President Trump’s “Restoring Gold Standard Science” Executive…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Supreme Court of Texas recently ruled that franchisor Massage Heights did not owe a duty of care to a massage customer who alleged a sexual assault, because, among other reasons, Massage Heights had neither the contractual…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in California recently declined to dismiss a former franchisee’s suit against Nadia Gruzd, the CEO and COO of AllMed Search, a healthcare recruitment franchise system. Pasture Gate Holdings, Inc. v. Gruzd, 2025…
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/ Business Torts, Franchise Law
The May 14, 2025 State of Litigation event, sponsored annually by Lathrop GPM, brought together a dynamic mix of legal minds, business leaders and policy experts to unpack the most critical developments shaping the current U.S…
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/ Bankruptcy, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Insurance
A federal court in New Jersey recently entered default judgment against franchisee Nisha Investments, LLC and its guarantor Rajesh Patel arising from their early termination of a franchise agreement with La Quinta Franchising…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in Arizona recently dismissed a franchisee’s counterclaims for breach of contract, defamation, and injunctive relief against its former franchisor. LeTip World Franchise LLC v. Long Island Soc. Media Grp. LLC,…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in California recently granted a franchisor’s motion to compel arbitration and stay the lawsuit in a dispute alleging breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and fraud…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Business Torts, Franchise Law
The U.S. Supreme Court today swung wide open the door for all persons who experience employment discrimination based on their race, color, religion, sex or national origin to bring suit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On May 29, a federal appeals court temporarily reinstated key portions of the Trump administration’s tariff strategy, just one day after a trade court ruling threatened to derail it…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Treasury and Department of Labor (the “Agencies”) announced new steps intended to “strengthen healthcare price transparency.”…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health, Insurance
On May 5, the Trump administration issued Executive Order 14292, “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research,” which effectively ends federal funding for “dangerous gain-of-function research” and other life science…
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/ Health, International Law & Trade
On April 14, 2025, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada convicted the operator of a home healthcare staffing agency of a criminal violation of the federal antitrust laws…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Labor & Employment Law
